Results suggest widespread rejection of Maduro’s plan for special assembly

CARACAS—Millions of Venezuelans at home and abroad voted in an unauthorized referendum staged by government opponents to defy President Nicolás Maduro and his plans to rewrite the country’s constitution.

Of the nearly 6.5 million who voted inside of Venezuela on Sunday, 98% rejected the government’s proposal. Nearly 7.2 million voted in all, but ballots cast abroad had yet to be counted by early Monday.